under church law the cardinals are sworn to secrecy once this process begins. once underway they will vote using secret paper ballots until there is a majority. of course, we will watch for the smoke once they burn those ballots. white smoke there is a pope. otherwise, try again. and an italian magazine claims it's published the first pictures of the retired pope emeritus, benedict the xvith. they supposedly show the former holy father at a papal summer palace. the house just passed bill it keep the government from shutting down three weeks from today. it would also ease some of the pain of that so-called sequester, the spending cuts. but only on the defend side. remember the idea was to cut programs both parties support. the bill now goes to the senate where democrats say they will try to protect domestic programs too. of course, the other idea was to cut -- was the cuts would be so painful that they would force the white house and the congress to compromise. that worked out perfectly. tonight, there are new signs of bipartisanship for real as ed henry is at t